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;XnCIENT CUSTOM L One Knows Who Originated the "Bound Robin." , UK on 8hlpboard for Deter I t^nlno Each Sailo.^ Wateh?Ofttn I Employ** In the Form I of a Petition. I That watch kept on board ship at | , , | , Wlill? lying "t uiichor. I* called I ,h . anchor watch. Ge nerally speaking IhtfonilStf of one officer ami one sca Ltt whose dutlea are to watch out for |r 'safety of the ship, aeo thai the iuchor light i? kept burning brightly, " , ,gke care that the vessel does not' Jroj{ her anchor. If there ?re eight w^urs of darkness to be covered and Irtjt men constitute the crow, theae Jo are required to watch one hour If there be more or leas men ^ question arlaea who la to go on watch first or laat. or, perhaps, who t? to "lay ever" until the next day. It thus become# necessary to ascer tain who l? to go. on duty at a cer tain hour and each man rauat know /when his turn comea. Arrangement for this is made by forming a "round ! robin," or putting It ip another way, fcv "chalking for watches," which la ac complished In such a way that each wllor has the time for keeping hi* watch determined by lot, one not be fog favored more than another. The thing is decided In this way : One man drawe a large circle on the Hd of a chest, or, If that Is not con venient, the deck. The circle la sub divided into as many division" as there Hire-men ; and each man makea his mark In one of the spaces. "Thia -may be a cross, a circle, a triangle, or any olher sign that will suffice to Identify him. During the time the sailors aria| placing their marks within the division of the circle, one of their number de tained outside on deck and kept in ignorance of the Identity of any au thor of any murk. When all hove made their marks the round robin Is complete. The man who was on deck Is now called, someone else having made a mark for htm. This man now proceeds to erase the marks, one by one. The ownera of the marks are numbered from number one up, in suc cession, as he erases them, and their numbers are chalked up on tha sides of the berths; those above number ten lying over until the next night As the rann who erases the marks does not know who made this or that, he can not show any partiality. The round robin is sometimes put to other use when the crew of a vessel nt sea wish to present a grievance In the form of a petition to the captain. Their complaint Is made out in writ ing, and the signature put. in the form of a ronnd robin, which prevents the writer of the document from being singled out and treated, qs a ringlead er, ftlth undue Severity. A famous case in example of similar use of the round robin tn the army within recent times was the "Roosevelt Round Robin" dur ing the Spanish war. Where the custom originated no one knows. '?*? Spain la Buying Planoa. The American government Is buying mules and blankets in Spain and pay* ing for them with pianos made in the United States, according to George W. Pound, manager of the National Pinna Manufacturers' association, In calling attention to one of the striking devel opments at the present time In this country's export trade. /'As is the case with neutrals gen erally." Mr. Pound said, "much of Spain's population has profited largely by the war, and the demand for pianos \hns persisted In spite of the fact that the prices of all musical instruments in Spain have doubled and trebled since the war began." Mr. Pound said that the American manufacturers were thereby offered an unnsr.nl opportunity to help the gov ernment pay the war bills as Veil as to inert the foreign demand for our godds. In this connection, Mr. Pound satd, pi ano manufacturers can only export their pianos through government 11* cense. ^ ^ New Generator Finds Favor. An acetylene generator supplying fuel for prepdllng motorboata is the device of a Norwegian captain and Is reported to be In great demand, al though the average cost la 21 cents per horse power hour. The gna given off as water Is dropped upon calcium carbide, is led to the carburetor, where It is purified and fed- to the motor. Though this apparatus Is adapted only for the ordinary gasoline motor a mod ification is being worked out that la expected to serve for engines designed to burn kerosene^ "Tacking Down Edges of Fight." Things were stirring along the front. Miles away we conld hear the battery heavies thundering and drumming and once in a lull w* detected the ham mering staccato of a machine gun Uekinj? down the loose edges of a light that win never be* recorded fn history, With the. earnestness and briskness of a man IaytagTF'tarpet to n hurry ? Irvln S. Cjobtj in the Sat urday Evening Post. *"-? " ' Much Lumber Wasted. K is estimated that American lum bermen, accustomed to a wealth of material, waste two-thirds of It ; and that by utilising all parts of the tree the long-leaf pine industry would^leld daily 40 tons ef paper, ".000 tens orf r"?)n; 300.000 gallons of turpentine great quantities of ethyl products; ML ILQ5 It BE ON S1E BASIS food Administration Imuo? Important Regulations Regarding Cotton deed and Oil Mills ? Price of Seed Stabili sed ? AH Expected to Conform to Regulation*. ? I Columbia. William Elliott, food administrator for South Carolina, 1ms announced, in n hulk-tin issued to sell ?re, tuyere, ginnern and crushers of cotton ??ed, that the State of South Curoliua shall constitute one zone, based Upon the- stabilised program roc 0111 mended by representatives of cot ton seed producers, which have been u i ? ( ? ?* j>( t)d by the Food Administration. This means that all yield*, for South Carolina shall be on the same basis, J which In as follows: (43 gallons.) Pounds oil 822 H Pounds meal 940 Pounds hulls 490 pounds Hitters 145 Pounds shrinkage 102 H Total . . 2,000 (3? per cant protein.) W The price of all reasonable sound' ?eed, irrespective of th* actual out turn yield, shall be: $72. car load lots; |69, wagon lots; - any railway station in the State, the zone of origiu of all cottonpseed determining the price. - ? ; ^ ;^r ;;-t- ..... The price of seed at the landings on navigable rivers in which boats are actually operating shall be the saihe as the railroad ba?ia price /or bulk seed, to which may be added the cur rent market value of the bags in which such river seed are packed. This cost of bags shall be added only when bags Are furnished by party selling the ? s. ? No Ueduction from the price will be permitted except for proven damaged or unsound seed. Proqf of such dam | oged or uneou^d Quality must be fur nished to me. No deductlohs will be allowed for dirt or trash unless ac companied by sworn certificate (or actual written agreement with' the aeller) showing actual weight of such dirt or trash taken from each carload or wagon load, and the name of the glnner or dealer selling su$h seed. To conserve the use of freight care, cottonseed may be hauled from the railroad .stations to mill points an$ t<ie seller may receive as comp6nsa-{ tion for Such hauling an amount equal to the raf-oad freight for the same distance. This cost of hauling to be treated by the purchaser as freight on ?eed. ~ Seed from any point may be sold ^ at the carload price? in quantities of 10 tons or more, for delivery by wagon 1 within ten days. Additional regulations o>n< the han dling of cottonseed will be found in^ Circular No. 40 issued from Washing ton under dat? of June 14, 1918. in handling this crop it is expected by the Food Administration that there will' be a co-operative spirit <m the part of all interests to the end that waste may be eliminateid and con* servation in every way be promoted. BREM) PRICE FIXED BY FOOD MiNISTMTIOH I ? Columbia. ? Maximum bread prlcea ? for one pound and one and one-half | pound loaves ? have been established by the Food Adminiptrationi. fThe maximum price for the one pound loaf is fixed at 10 cents, and of the onaj and one'half pound loaf at 15 cents. These maximum pr'ces apply both to the cash and Carry plan and the credit and delivery plan, and, as stated in a telegram received by WHliam Elliott, j food administrator for South Carolina, j from Herbert Hoover, federal food ad ministrator at Washington, hrt based upon investigations made by the bak ing division of the Food Adrninlstra- ; tlon into the manufacturing and coat of bread. , ; \ I T, ' . Furthermore investigation shows 8 cent and 12*cent wholesale prices in many sections. These wholesale j prices, says the Food Administration, warrant a retail price of nine oontaj for a one- pound loaf and 14 cants for j a* one and ono-half pound loaf, cash and carry plan. EXCHANGE BA8I8 FOR FARMER AND THE MILL 6otnmbla. - Concerning the ax ii ohcrag of cotton seed for meal, the fol lowing haa been agreed upon hy the Advisory Committee of Farma and Crushers, as announced, by tho Wood Administration: A farmer cao exchange . meal tor aoed and get the amount of meal con tained in the send delivered. This- la 940 pounds of .meal, to. the ton off eed, The balance to be paid In owner by the mQL Tho mills will deliver ? rata additional naeal ae thep < o.m\ii:nts ON riCACR NOTK. American IVum. With One Arrvril S?y Now is the Time to Strike Hani. Kolowiua arii cx.eerpts nivlug tl?e gist of American newspaper editorials on the U*\W Oerman p?-ace Aloft, its pnhli?ln .1 Id {)gft paper* lliix ami transmit i ' I bj t In' A^oriatrd |Vl4 last ? ? . >i i ? i ; Springfield, Mas*,, Itcpubliom : The allien will IffjtyKe to Im? Mitmpcdcd into negotiations or ouiversntiotiN. No mat tor what effort victory may require. they ;u'' lnuii.N r* > i n ? vi imr iii let Germany ??t by i)\tt it lias fulled t<? ??"t by force.- ^ ??>- New Vot-k Time*; If Germany want* peace, let her ?i<? aw ay wfth Ret i ? sponsible braggart kaiser ami speak by a gOV ?M-llllMMIt of lift- oWII |HHtple to the KOV CI Iim.'iits of the a 1 1 i?%' I |HM)ple?. It is not -l rout IViuce Maximilian. answer able only to imperial authority, but fix hi a mtu inter reaiiuuhiblc to the Ger man people that Germany's p|e?tf for peace muftt eome. President WJIkou can be trusted to nittite an answer to these overtures which will leave no doubt as to thv determination of Germany')* foe* to. pursue their vlctoriea until she can light no more, until surrender is forced upon her and with i(s security against any further disturbancea of the peace from that tpiarter. A she ville PUInen; There will !>?* no consideration of the kaiser's t rumpcted "offer". When he snrrendj'is unctfiidl tionnlly and bogs for peace. withdraw ing his troops from all ot^mpled terrl t< rir> ; when the junkers of llerlln, head ed by the imperial blasphemer. opines* into (*ounf. in chains, the houV for a peace .coiifercn oo wtit "hnrr -ttrrlved?- Ak- fo*. thcu imperial cln\nccllorV speech. it is dilli eult to find therein a single note of surrender." Haleigh News and < Jhsorver : If the German bid for peace proves to be what it odght to be, the asking for terms by a defeated' and hnmblod power, we mrty TiWt the President the proper steps. He will see to it that Germany The Hun is on the Run! [.? i y . 1 . .? ' ' ? ? ? ' v .? x ? ? V ' ' , ? ' ' ? ? ? ? ' ? ' ' ' . ' ?' ^ : " ? I ' , 1 I ? I.I '?!' I ? ? " ???? 11 " I I i i u n? ? ?? i . <m?m, , ??? ? a '? V '? V -? '? : "V. ' ' ' v?'V 'v* ? ? . . ? .. ; v .V:'-. ' BUY LIBERTY BONDS AND HELP QUICKEN HIS PACE. LIBERTY BONDS EQUIP ARMIES, BUILD FLEETS. BUT THEY DO SOMETHING FAR GREATER? THEY BUY VICTORY. C. P. DuBOSE & COMPANY REAL estate INSURANCE CROCKER BUILDING BB 1^' PHONE i:< atones for her crimes uml repents with a repeiitanco that 1* of th* heart. 1 Post : "There never wan Nueli a time ,t<? strike with evoVy ?ounre of ^trikinj? jmwtT. Thfi"*' will hv 4111 lUinlKtlee. There imixt V no^negnliH tion* with the (ierman government until Oorniuny Is .bi'ttidu.- TTrrr~ppnr,e-nm*t -W a jiCiU'V of complete victory ami uncon* <llt ioual surrender," Ne\y, Orifiiiix, Times-Picayune : '"The imperii)! Herman government is hriifiihw) by Itfcuwn artV iis untrustworthy. The knisor'x nerve is breaking. M'neondi|ion ai HUrromlor' are the only tvsrro* Wlileh can be granted with safety to humanity. niut di-niorimx Montjtoinriy AUvyrliHwr : "Tho upon vvhirh tin' allle* hhuiild insist an tin- .simplest iif ti i'inis uiHivndUUtnul #\ir i?:uih>r. It is,iiiitbii>knt)l?' tliat \v?? should nuiki'. jti'Hro tint II tteronUj m>11 litis Uwji Invaded. Nothing lt??M will crush tlw tho Qpiwalii lunki't-H." Deaths at Camp .liu-ksnn. KlfU'vn death* occur ml at Onmp Jack son Sunday from iuHucnxa. Twonty i > ? 1 1 r died Friday ami tweiit.v-live, died Satnrda.v. '4Venty-nim? death* were rnv ported from 7 o'oUiek Sunday night until 7 oVhwk Monday xijjcUt*. NTATKMKNT Of tho pwm?i'rthl|>, muna^omt'ut, ?>tv. minimi by Jilu' net of vongto** of Aug ? uM -I. 1012, of Tin* < in Anion rhroniob*. publiwln><) work I v .(I < 'iiiihIi'm. K. frtv <Mi.l.r. 1. 1018; 1 -lit is II |>. \ilt>s inn) 1-'. N. Mr < 'minion. M. <\ KiliU.r II. I). NUoh, ('minim. S. r. Owiifis II. I). Nltr* tttnl 1C. X. Me 1 tow oil, ('uimlen. N, (V ?? Known bnmlboblm'H* luai-tgajjooK, or ottapf ^iTuril irs - None. ? II. I>. NIUk, Fublinlunv tyvoin to before mi' llii* ttth day of <>etoln;i\ 10l8n >1. M. t]ollOHOtt, Notary Public ?"? 1>(k ?|? tbe ooln ntitl bury tho linn. ovs at the Front $50 * $100 $500 $1,000 $5,000 $10,000 BUY ONE FOR CASH and ? BUY MORE ON OUR WEEKLY PAYMENT PLAN ? ?' | \2.> t" ~ j ARE THE SAFEST INVESTMENT IN THE WORLD THEY PAY INTEREST AT 41 Per Cent it Is Up To You We are counting on our soldiers and sailors to win the war and they will win if we do ,not fail them. They must have Munitions, Food and Clothing: and we must have ships to take ttiese necessary things to them. $ The jmoney to buy and pay for and maintain our army and navy must come from the people, from you and me. We must lend it to our government. Ct ' nlk.mJL.XX S _ ? ? % ?*'It I* not a question of how much you can afford to lorn],, but a <iuen tlun of lending all you have and getting bufty and earning more. Bvery real American kuowH thin and if you will think" for a moment you will se? that It ia the only thing fuL MM ? uk To' do. Por yotir Country. for Vour Flag .that l'rotecta you and yourf, For your own *Hf-re*peet. BUY LIBERTY BONDS NOW. ? -- - ? iw Jfa V * 1 00 Per Cent Pure American Have that stamped on you and every one of your fam ily, by buying Liberty Bonds for all of them. We kftow that it is not necessary to tell the people of this community that it is the duty of everyone to BUY BON D~S of the 4th Liberty Loan ? They know it. (Air community has always "gone over the top" when the gov ernment called, but we wish to emphasize the great neces sity of everyone coming forward now and putting their all | into Liberty Bonds. ? # . ' '*,'</ ' S". ft ? ' ~~ So cxcu** you can nffer,no oxcuw will be accepted for your failure to come f?? the ASftiAfance of. jQXfr Country now. This i* the call to all to stand by Old illory, to back up the Iloya .WWtfr Tliere," and to prove that you are One Hundred Per "Pore American. - ... - BUY LIBERTY BONDS NOW. ' ? - ' ,r ^ . ?.! v.